I had been thinking it seemed like the fireflies were missing this summer — even searched the news and read an article about all of the things negatively impacting firefly populations (development, climate change, and light pollution). But I saw one on the greenhouse when I checked on the baby turkeys this morning. And, this evening, even though there’s a thunderstorm … we’re seeing little lights floating around the back yard.
Category: Nature
Canadian Wildfire Sunset in Ohio
There was so much haze today that the sun was a glowing pink disk this evening.
River Walk
We took an hour to check all the maple buckets before the sap run starts again — and paused to walk in the river, find cool rocks, and try skipping rocks.
First Robin of 2023
I saw the first robin today at 6:10 PM — he was sitting on a power line and singing a song.
Duck Art
Anya was playing around with some artistic photography today — duck reflections in the pond.
Cool Clouds
Thanking the Maple Trees
Anya likes to thank the maple trees with a hug — sap is flowing as we tap the trees.
Sunset
First Crocus Flowers – 2023
First Buzzard Sighting – 2023
We were building our log archway this evening, and I thought there were a few geese coming in off the lake … but they were flying strangely (well, strangely for geese anyway). Gliding through the air, I saw five buzzards! They are really early this year (although they were also flying south … so maybe they thought better of hanging out this far north in January?).
